Environment
Green thumb spruces up Bangladesh one tree at a time
December 13, 2018
Green thumb spruces up Bangladesh one tree at a time
Ohid Sarder pries a rusted nail from a tree and drops it into his bucket, another eyesore scrubbed from the…
“Verynile” initiative to clean Nile water launched: Irrigation Ministry
December 12, 2018
“Verynile” initiative to clean Nile water launched: Irrigation Ministry
Egypt’s Ministry of Irrigation on Wednesday launched the “Verynile” initiative, which aims to clean the Nile river’s water daily…
Fighting climate change in the shadow of Mount Everest
December 11, 2018
Fighting climate change in the shadow of Mount Everest
Formed in the shadow of Mount Everest, the turquoise depths of Nepal’s Imja glacial lake would be a breathtaking miracle…
Bug business: Cockroaches crunch waste in China
December 10, 2018
Bug business: Cockroaches crunch waste in China
JINAN, China (Reuters) – In the near pitch-dark, you can hear them before you see them – millions of cockroaches…
Weather to improve from Saturday: EMA
December 7, 2018
Weather to improve from Saturday: EMA
Egyptian Meteorologists expect the weather to improve on Saturday, remaining cold though across Egypt during daylight hours, while mild…
CO2 emissions up 2.7%, world ‘off course’: study
December 6, 2018
CO2 emissions up 2.7%, world ‘off course’: study
Global emissions of carbon dioxide mainly from fossil fuel burning will rise 2.7 percent in 2018, scientists said Wednesday, signaling…
Siberia fights to preserve permafrost
December 5, 2018
Siberia fights to preserve permafrost
Eduard Romanov points to a spot on a block of flats in Siberia where a major supporting beam has sagged…
Making the world hotter: India’s expected AC explosion
December 4, 2018
Making the world hotter: India’s expected AC explosion
Ratan Kumar once battled India’s brutal summers with damp bedsheets and midnight baths. Now he is among millions upon…
David Attenborough: ‘The collapse of our civilizations is on the horizon’
December 3, 2018
David Attenborough: ‘The collapse of our civilizations is on the horizon’
Renowned nature broadcaster Sir David Attenborough has told world leaders that climate change could lead to collapse of civilizations,…
World ‘way off course’, UN warns
December 3, 2018
World ‘way off course’, UN warns
The world is “way off course” in its plan to prevent catastrophic climate change, the United Nations warned Monday as…